Legislators on the appropriations committee and the Department of Health and Human Services are at odds about how to get Riverview Psychiatric Center re-certified. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports.

Legislators on the appropriations committee and the Department of Health and Human Services are at odds about how to get Riverview Psychiatric Center re-certified. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports.

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Updated: 7:50 PM EDT Sep 14, 2015

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WEBVTT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEETODAY.JIM KEITHLEY JOINS US WITH THEDETAILS.JIM: THE COMMITTEE WOULD DECIDEHOW TO SPEND STATE MONEY AND ISFRUSTRATED THAT THE PROBLEMS ATRIVERVIEW HAVE NOT BEENCORRECTED DESPITE THE EMERGENCYFUNDS.COMMISSIONER MARY MAYHEW ISEQUALLY FRUSTRATED, SAYING HERIDEA TO BUILD A SECURE TREATMENTFACILITY WAS SHOT DOWN,SPECIFICALLY FOR PATIENTS WITHMENTAL ILLNESSES CURRENTLY BEINGHOUSED IN JAIL.THE GOVERNMENT PULLEDCERTIFICATION AFTER IT WASREVEALED THAT RIVERVIEW ISOVERCROWDED AND OFFICERS WEREUSING HANDCUFFS AND STUN GUNS TOKEEP ORDER IN THE HOSPITAL.LAWMAKERS WANT NEW DETAILS ABOUTTHE FACILITY.COMMISSIONER MAYHEW SAYS IT WILLCOST $3.8 MILLION TO RUN AND ISTHE ONLY ANSWER FOUR RIVERVIEWTO EARN BACK CERTIFICATION.OTHER STATES HAVEFREESTANDING FORENSIC HOSPITALSAND FORENSIC FACILITIES BECAUSEOF THIS ISSUE, THAT YOU CANNOTBE A HOSPITAL AND A CORRECTIONALFACILITY.YOU CANNOT PLAY BOTH OF THOSEROLES UNDER ONE ROOF.THEADMINISTRATION KEEPSCOMING TO US, ASKING FOR MONEY,SAYING IF YOU GIVE US THISMONEY, IT WILL SOLVE THEPROBLEM.THEY HAD COME TO US FIVE TIMESIN THREE YEARS.WE HAVE PROVIDED FUNDING ONEVERY OCCASION.THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT SOLVED.JIM: MAYHEW SAID THE MONEY WASSPENT ELSEWHERE.LAWMAKERS ASKED HERTO COME BACK

DHHS, legislators at odds over Riverview

Legislators on the appropriations committee and the Department of Health and Human Services are at odds about how to get Riverview Psychiatric Center re-certified. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports.